ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION AMONG UNIVERSITIES STUDENTS: A GLOBAL REVIEW
Seema Vinod
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyze the entrepreneurial aspirations of university students. Additionally, it investigates the moderating influence of entrepreneurial support systems on the relationship between entrepreneurial intentions. and factors that may affect students' inclination towards entrepreneurship. This research employed a literature-based methodology, gathering secondary data exclusively from the Emerald journal pertaining to university students. The results indicated that students' entrepreneurial intentions play a crucial role in fostering an entrepreneurial mindset among university students, leading them towards entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the inclination towards entrepreneurship is reinforced by the intention to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors, with a significant impact observed from educational support ,relational support, self-efficacy and desirability and feasibility. The study focused on exploring how university students transitioned into entrepreneurs and how fostering entrepreneurial intentions could benefit them on a global scale.
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